Chidley John Crofton

Earliest advertising found for C J Crofton, cabinetmaker, in Castlereagh St Sydney

https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/12851894?searchTerm=%22c...

This could be his wife and daughter, also in Castlereagh St Sydney, and Wesleyan reference

https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/12850911?searchTerm=%22m...

Miss Crofton moved to Hart's Buildings, Pitt St, as did her father's business Thomas and Crofton

https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/12852110?searchTerm=%22c...

https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/12852163?searchTerm=mess...

He moved to West Maitland in 1839, and became auctioneer 1841

https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/32162698?searchTerm=%22C...

BDM NSW

(2nd) Marriage V1839 468 23B ; Crofton, Chidley J, to (Mrs) Mitchell, Mary,
at District LZ; Roman Catholic, Port Macquarie.

(Her previous marriage V1828 672 12 ; CA : Mitchell, Thomas, to Lamboth, Mary)

Children to Chidley J and Mary Crofton:

1840 (IK) Emily A; 1841 (MF) Charles J; 1846 (IK) Alfred Orton (died 1847, Austcemindex).
IK; Wesleyan, Maitland/West Maitland; MF; C of E St Lawrence Sydney.

Mrs C J Crofton died 16 January 1847 at her property Bloomfield, aged 37 years.

She is buried at Buchanan; https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/51961059/mary-crofton

Death V1847 109 109, at IK; Crofton, Mary.

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser Wed 20 Jan 1847;

..."Mrs Crofton, whilst talking to her children, suddenly fell down and expired almost instantaneously. An inquest was held the following day by the coroner, when a verdict of "died by the visitation of God" was returned.

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Death 1867/6180 Morpeth; Crofton, Chidley J, son of John and Mary A.

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter river General Advertiser Thu 11 Jun 1867; Death:

Died on the 4th July, at Dunmore, the residence of his son-in-law Mr John Mitchell, Chidley John Crofton, aged 75 years.

NSW Government Gazette Tue 5 Jan 1869; Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction (part article):

In the will of Chidley John Crofton, late of Dunmore, in the Colony of New South Wales, cabinetmaker, deceased. Notice is hereby given... that letters of administration of the estate and effects of the abovenamed deceased... may be granted to John Rodolphus Mitchell, of Dunmore, gentleman, the surviving Executor in the said will...

Information about his family in article about Chidley John Crofton's daughter (Louisa Elizabeth Crofton married Joseph Edward Pearce in 1841):

https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/140470576?searchTerm=%22...

Austcemindex:

Mary Crofton (formerly Mitchell, nee Lamboth), born 1810?, died 16 Jan 1847 aged 36, wife of Thomas Mitchell and Chidley J Crofton, buried Lone Graves, Buchanan, NSW.

Alfred Orton Crofton, born Sep 1846, 5 months, died 27 Feb 1847, son of Chidley John and Mary, buried Lone Graves, Buchanan, NSW

Chidley John Crofton, born 27 Aug 1792 Wales, died 4 Jul 1867, son of John and Mary Ann (Trappit), husband of Mary (Hancock) and Mary (Mitchell), buried Oakhampton NSW

George A Crofton, born 1833? died 1907 aged 74, son of Chidley J and Mary, buried Rutherford NSW

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BDM NSW Deaths of children of Chidley J and Mary Crofton (plus newspaper info):

1868/3266 Young; Catherine Jane Crofton; 22 Aug, 4th daughter, at her sister's, Pearce residence.

1896/12738 Ballina; Edward John Crofton aged 68; 7th Nov, at his residence The Springs, Rous, Lismore.
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/72571087?searchTerm=%22E...

1899/10805 Ryde; Caroline A Mitchell, aged 75 at "Broadoaks" Rydalmere.
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/85775908?searchTerm=%22c...

1899/13507 Hay; Louise Elizabeth Pearce; 28 Sept, aged 82, Orson St Hay. Born 1817.
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/143541569?searchTerm=%22...
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/144694514?searchTerm=gol...

1907/5467 West Maitland; George Augustus Crofton; High St West Maitland.

1920/6891 West Maitland; Emily Anne White; aged 79.
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/127958238?searchTerm=%22...